april 11th.
she was feeling rather despair.all sorts of emotion was running through mind.she grabbed her thin wavy black hair.tugged it.hard.
'no its not coming off,you fool',she thought.obviously it didnt.
'why is this happening to me......?why?!'
she felt the rush of sadness started to rose up in her.suddenly,the innocent white w910i cellphone was thrown to the floral light pink painted wall and immediately fell on the marble floor.
she looked at it helplessly.after a few minutes,her w910i rang,glanced at the screen.'daniel' she shut her eyes as tears started to form.
eversince the day she received the answer from that 'man',it has been a wreck for her.people were gossiping.it was...unbearable.how hard it was to walk around the campus with a lot of eyes staring at her and talking about her and she received a lot of calls and text messages.but some,they did shared a sympethetic smile, which usually lightens her up a little.
she never thought it was going to end up so fast.'why?im only 19..'she thought.
but she knew,she shouldnt have questioned the littlest things to the biggest things which have been determined by the All Mighty.whats the time?21.09.she havent perfomed her isya' prayers.she carefully took the ablution and humbly performed her prayers.after she was finished.she lifted her hands,and prayed to Him with all her heart followed by the warms beads which dripped unto her white telekung.'i know its impossible..but who knows...miracles could happen..'her petite heart whispered silently...
then the white telekung and the yellow praying mat was neatly folded and was hung behind the door.the colourful album was opened.she flipped the pages,one by one.trying to recall.all the sweet memories she have had.she smiled.biting her lower lip as she was avoiding herself from crying again.
for all she knew,she had been seeing a man since the past few months.his words still lingering in her deep thoughts,still echoing in her ears.how clear his statement was.how he explained everything.but still.it was unacceptable for her.saying goodbye is the very last thing which appears on her mind...she still remembered the day.lifeless.speechless.and petrified.wishing everything he said was just a dream.a nightmare.
a knock on the door.she quickly wiped off her tears.'julia?' it was her mother.'yes mummy?','dinner's ready','i'll be right down' smiling sweetly.as she closed the door,julia grabbed a pen and a paper,and sribbled something on it.and puts it in her pocket,as she made her way downstairs.how great it smells.the wonderful aroma of the herbs in the spaghetti.her favourite.she sat and ate quietly.not speaking any word.
soon,she was finished and asked for a permission to have a stroll in the housing area for just a a few minutes.she made a grab for her blue sweater and carelessly put on a hijab to cover her head.the cold damp air felt really good.as she was walking,suddenly,she felt a stab of pain above her stomach.the usual place.and again,the pain was excruciating.julia dropped on her knees,gripping her left abdomen.searching her cellphone?no.'i forgot to take it'she remembered.the feeling of panic stated to take over her.she doesnt have the strength to screamed for help and to walk as the pain was getting ferocious.stabbing her repeatedly.vision was getting blurred.everything becomes darker.and darker.and totally blank.
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thunder roared.rain started to pour down viciously.it was a dark,gloomy day.every pair of eyes were watery...and reddish.its time to say goodbye.forever.
the mother was in julia's room...pacing slowly...a diary was seated still on the neat study table.
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february 7th
-dear diary,today,the usual routine. :) class was fun.had a new assignment pertaining the adaptation of the english law in malaysia.tonight,i will be having a meeting with the theatre club.daniel hadnt call for such a long time. :( its ok.i'll be alright and strong enough for tomorrow and the day after. :)
february 11th
-dear diary,today.i had a rough day.i was scolded by my lecturer.my groupmates were lazy,i had to do everything.EVERYTHING!and daniel?was no longer a part of me.....
february 12th
-dear diary mummy insisted me in seeing the 'man' tomorrow.i lost a lot of weight,vomited several times and i had abdominal pains which lasted for the past 5 days.
february 13th
-dear diary....today...it changed my life...i had become normal to abnormal...the doctor told me,i have cancer...a critical stage of pancreatic cancer...i only have approxmiately 2 months to live.............mummy cried.daddy cried...i cried.......why..?why me....?
february 19th
-things got worse...i had to miss classes...
february 22nd
-had my first chemotherapy
march 2nd
-people were talking about me....havent been able to do groupwork assignments....missed classes...didnt tell my friends the truth,i should hide it...Allah please give me strengh and help me...
march 6th
-my hair is getting thinner.
march 30th
-i stopped responding to treatments.....
april 7th
-daniel called 14times.i ignored him....
april 9th
-dear diary,maybe there wasnt much hope left for me to live like a normal 19 year old girl..the doctor said,pancreatic cancer patients had a low percentage to stay alive or recover...suffering from cancer,feels like a death sentence to me.as if...im waiting for my time to come.maybe today.or tomorrow...or even the next day.only He knows...i prayed a lot.hoping and wishing eventhough i knew that miracles its just not going to happen...mummy,and daddy, had been treating me like i was a baby...asking me things that i need...feeding me the food that i always liked.stroked my hair like im a child,waited me until i fell asleep... mummy,daddy,you know,i always love you with all my heart.im sorry if i couldnt be with you more than you wished.im sorry for the things that i've done wrong..im sorry i havent been able to graduate,to become a doctor,like mummy had always dreamed of...mummy,daddy..im sorry...if i had to leave you..forever....
daniel...do you have to know about this..?maybe..you will.soon....
april 10th
-dear diary.im scared...to death....
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she closed it.and wiped her stream of tears.she had to say goodbye...forever...
-mindreader-